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    The Queen and the King: Jess Thornton Detective, #2
    The Portrait: Jess Thornton Detective, #3
    The Witch of Grandad Bluff: Jess Thornton Detective, #1
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    Jess Thornton Detective Series

    By Jess Thornton

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    About this series

    Jess Thornton, private eye, is a young man from a small city, who nevertheless manages to find himself in strange, and often supernatural situations as he tries to solve crimes. From traveling through time, to fighting witches, he could only survive with the help of his preternaturally gifted warrior friend, Alexander Blackdeer. The two of them together, in this box set of four tales, manage to meet Elvis, King Arthur, and even Nathan Hixon of early La Crosse historical fame. Driving his old Packard 1950 Packard 8 restored auto, he attacks crime where he finds it, with Alexander the mighty warrior beside him.They fight by the side of Native Americans from long ago, and war with magical medicine men and eagles that are possessed. But, at the end of the day, they wind up back at home in present day La Crosse, either at Jess's high rise Hoeschler building downtown office, his north side boathouse, or at Alexander's immaculately restored Victorian mansion on Indian Hill. And on their downtime, they grill out, work out, drink beer, and smoke cigars...

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJess Thornton
    Release dateSep 15, 2017
    The Queen and the King: Jess Thornton Detective, #2
    The Portrait: Jess Thornton Detective, #3
    The Witch of Grandad Bluff: Jess Thornton Detective, #1

    Titles in the series (5)

    • 1

      The Witch of Grandad Bluff: Jess Thornton Detective, #1
      The Witch of Grandad Bluff: Jess Thornton Detective, #1

      The Witch of Grandad Bluff: Jess Thornton Detective, #1

      Jess Thornton
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      Jess Thornton, in his self-penned adventure set in La Crosse Wisconsin, his home town, is within a weird tale indeed! From his high rise office in the Hoeschler building, to Pettibone Island, and to his best friend's place on Indian Hill on the north side, Jess travels around the whole city of La Crosse, trying to save a man who he thinks may be drowned. But, as time goes on, and as his friend Alexander Blackdeer guides him and helps him in his detecting, he realizes that the plot is far more sinister than just a disappearing middle-aged man, and that there is a supernatural element involved- and an ancient evil that has somehow come to this small river city.  Only he and his friend, the warrior Alexander could possibly hope to cope with such ancient sorcery, unleashed on God's country in La Crosse, Wisconsin!

      Jess Thornton, in his self-penned adventure set in La Crosse Wisconsin, his home town, is within a weird tale indeed! From his high rise office in the Hoeschler building, to Pettibone Island, and to his best friend's place on Indian Hill on the north side, Jess travels around the whole city of La Crosse, trying to save a man who he thinks may be drowned. But, as time goes on, and as his friend Alexander Blackdeer guides him and helps him in his detecting, he realizes that the plot is far more sinister than just a disappearing middle-aged man, and that there is a supernatural element involved- and an ancient evil that has somehow come to this small river city.  Only he and his friend, the warrior Alexander could possibly hope to cope with such ancient sorcery, unleashed on God's country in La Crosse, Wisconsin!

    • 2

      The Queen and the King: Jess Thornton Detective, #2
      The Queen and the King: Jess Thornton Detective, #2

      The Queen and the King: Jess Thornton Detective, #2

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      In this tale, detective Jess Thornton is hired by a sweet old lady to find her "handbag", containing her private possessions- her 'trifles', nothing important at all..  She gives him a string of sapphires, bright blue gemstones that turn out to be a means to time travel… Jess and his warrior friend Alexander Blackdeer wind up traveling to various times, in search of this handbag.  In 1956, they become involved with the 21 year old Elvis Presley as he prepares to perform in the Mary E. Sawyer Auditorium in La Crosse.  Elvis has met a young beauty, and literally disappears with her! Jess is in a tough situation- not only does he have to make sure that "the show goes on" with Elvis not available, he has promised Elvis personally that he will make sure that it does! After this trial, he goes on the trail of both the missing handbag, and to retrieve the rock and roll icon from far back in time, in medieval Britain no less.  He and Alexander head back in time, and become involved with kingship of two different kinds!

      In this tale, detective Jess Thornton is hired by a sweet old lady to find her "handbag", containing her private possessions- her 'trifles', nothing important at all..  She gives him a string of sapphires, bright blue gemstones that turn out to be a means to time travel… Jess and his warrior friend Alexander Blackdeer wind up traveling to various times, in search of this handbag.  In 1956, they become involved with the 21 year old Elvis Presley as he prepares to perform in the Mary E. Sawyer Auditorium in La Crosse.  Elvis has met a young beauty, and literally disappears with her! Jess is in a tough situation- not only does he have to make sure that "the show goes on" with Elvis not available, he has promised Elvis personally that he will make sure that it does! After this trial, he goes on the trail of both the missing handbag, and to retrieve the rock and roll icon from far back in time, in medieval Britain no less.  He and Alexander head back in time, and become involved with kingship of two different kinds!

    • 3

      The Portrait: Jess Thornton Detective, #3
      The Portrait: Jess Thornton Detective, #3

      The Portrait: Jess Thornton Detective, #3

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      This novella is a tale of violence, with a touch of the supernatural set in La Crosse Wisconsin.  Jess Thornton and his friend Alexander rescue a young girl from an abuser, and end up antagonizing a whole 'cell' of illegal invaders.   Even Jess's family becomes involved, and Jess and Alexander have their work cut out for them!  In fact, they would fail, were it not for a bit of the supernatural...

      This novella is a tale of violence, with a touch of the supernatural set in La Crosse Wisconsin.  Jess Thornton and his friend Alexander rescue a young girl from an abuser, and end up antagonizing a whole 'cell' of illegal invaders.   Even Jess's family becomes involved, and Jess and Alexander have their work cut out for them!  In fact, they would fail, were it not for a bit of the supernatural...

    • 4

      Tomb of the Viking: Jess Thornton Detective, #4
      Tomb of the Viking: Jess Thornton Detective, #4

      Tomb of the Viking: Jess Thornton Detective, #4

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      In this, the fourth installment of the Jess Thornton Private Investigator of La Crosse Wisconsin, Jess and his friend Alexander Blackdeer travel back in time, back to the founding days of La Crosse itself, when Nathan Myrick was forging the community...

      In this, the fourth installment of the Jess Thornton Private Investigator of La Crosse Wisconsin, Jess and his friend Alexander Blackdeer travel back in time, back to the founding days of La Crosse itself, when Nathan Myrick was forging the community...

    • The Witch of Grandad Bluff and Others: Jess Thornton Detective
      The Witch of Grandad Bluff and Others: Jess Thornton Detective

      The Witch of Grandad Bluff and Others: Jess Thornton Detective

      Jess Thornton
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      Jess Thornton, private eye, is a young man from a small city, who nevertheless manages to find himself in strange, and often supernatural situations as he tries to solve crimes. From traveling through time, to fighting witches, he could only survive with the help of his preternaturally gifted warrior friend, Alexander Blackdeer. The two of them together, in this box set of four tales, manage to meet Elvis, King Arthur, and even Nathan Hixon of early La Crosse historical fame. Driving his old Packard 1950 Packard 8 restored auto, he attacks crime where he finds it, with Alexander the mighty warrior beside him.They fight by the side of Native Americans from long ago, and war with magical medicine men and eagles that are possessed. But, at the end of the day, they wind up back at home in present day La Crosse, either at Jess's high rise Hoeschler building downtown office, his north side boathouse, or at Alexander's immaculately restored Victorian mansion on Indian Hill. And on their downtime, they grill out, work out, drink beer, and smoke cigars...

      Jess Thornton, private eye, is a young man from a small city, who nevertheless manages to find himself in strange, and often supernatural situations as he tries to solve crimes. From traveling through time, to fighting witches, he could only survive with the help of his preternaturally gifted warrior friend, Alexander Blackdeer. The two of them together, in this box set of four tales, manage to meet Elvis, King Arthur, and even Nathan Hixon of early La Crosse historical fame. Driving his old Packard 1950 Packard 8 restored auto, he attacks crime where he finds it, with Alexander the mighty warrior beside him.They fight by the side of Native Americans from long ago, and war with magical medicine men and eagles that are possessed. But, at the end of the day, they wind up back at home in present day La Crosse, either at Jess's high rise Hoeschler building downtown office, his north side boathouse, or at Alexander's immaculately restored Victorian mansion on Indian Hill. And on their downtime, they grill out, work out, drink beer, and smoke cigars...

    Author

    Jess Thornton

    Jess Eden Thornton is the author of several books on family, the post office past and present, and Americana.  His writings espouse traditional family values, while displaying the underlying humor in the family, neighborhood, and of working life. He also has written a few fantasy stories, one in collaboration with Robert E. Howard, the inventor of Conan. He resides in the driftless region of Wisconsin, deep in an isolated coulee.

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